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Trailfinders sign New Zealand winger Brodie Robinson
Ealing Trailfinders have signed 21-year-old New Zealand winger Brodie Robinson to strengthen their squad for the Championship Rugby season. Robinson joins from Tasman Mako, where he featured in the National Provincial Championship, and becomes the latest in a series of mid-season arrivals aimed at b...
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Police seize drug paraphernalia from Greenford Broadway shop
Metropolitan Police have seized items linked to drug use from a shop on Greenford Broadway after officers said the business ignored a formal warning to stop selling the products. The Greenford Broadway Safer Neighbourhood Team, supported by Ealing Council’s Safer Communities team, visited the shop...
Four men arrested after South Acton drugs raid
Metropolitan Police officers have arrested four men on suspicion of drug offences following an operation earlier this month that targeted suspected drug dealing in unoccupied flats at Corfe Tower in South Acton. The arrests were made on 6 November 2025 after South Acton’s dedicated ward officers c...
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Army veteran leads new support initiative at Ealing A&E
A British Army combat veteran working in the A&E department at Northwick Park Hospital and due to move to Ealing Hospital from next month (December 2025) is developing plans to improve how emergency services identify and support former service personnel. James Spink, 37, an advanced care practit...
Ealing businesses shortlisted for 2026 awards
Fourteen businesses and organisations across Ealing, including Dina Foods, the University of West London and Berkeley Group’s The Green Quarter, have been shortlisted for the 13th West London Business Awards, which will take place next year at Twickenham Stadium. Comedian and writer Shappi Khorsan...
Ealing Council unveils affordable workspace plan
Ealing Council has published a new plan to increase the supply of affordable workspace across the borough’s seven towns, aiming to support startups and small businesses facing rising commercial rents. Affordable workspace includes offices, shops and industrial units offered to local firms, chariti...
Ealing Broadway shopping centre gets festive
Christmas festivities are returning to Ealing Broadway shopping centre as the venue opens its seasonal markets and unveils a new programme of winter events. The Christmas Markets, set in Town Square, runs from today (21 November 2025) until Christmas Eve (24 December 2025). Stalls will offer food an...
Dina Foods upgrades bakery operations
Park Royal-based Dina Foods has invested £1m in manufacturing upgrades over the past three years, as the family-run bakery responds to growing demand for its Mediterranean flatbreads, confectionery and savoury products. The most recent improvement, a complete overhaul of its pitta production line c...
Former Southall MP joins Diwali celebration in Parliament
Former Ealing Southall MP Virendra Sharma was among the leading figures who gathered in the House of Commons last month (23 October 2025) to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali at Jubilee Hall in Westminster. The celebration was organised by Shri Ram Janaki Seva CIC and brought together MPs, comm...
Consultation expected for Southfield Road safety crossing
A long-awaited public consultation to implement a pedestrian crossing on Southfield Road is expected in early 2026 following years of lobbying Labour-run Ealing Council by residents and local Liberal Democrat councillors. Southfield Road, which links Acton and Chiswick, has a 20mph speed limit but r...
Pensioner and 26-year-old from Ealing charged under terrorism law
Metropolitan Police have named a 69-year-old man and a 26-year-old man from Ealing among 120 newly charged people as part of an ongoing Counter Terrorism Policing London investigation into alleged support for the proscribed group Palestine Action. Simon Milner Edwards, 69, was issued with a postal r...
Ealing Common butcher fined £51,000 after serious injury
A butcher in Ealing Common has been ordered to pay £51,278 after a worker sliced off part of their thumb while using a faulty bandsaw on the shop floor. The incident happened at The Ealing Butcher and Charcutier in Station Parade and was reported to Ealing Council in July 2023. Inspectors who visit...
Three Ealing Wetherspoon pubs win top toilet award
Three Wetherspoon pubs across Ealing have been recognised for the quality and upkeep of their toilets in the Loo of the Year Awards 2025, a national scheme that assesses public washrooms across the UK. The Greenwood Hotel in Whitton Avenue West, Northolt received a platinum plus rating, the second h...
Ealing ranks among London’s safest for workers
Ealing ranks among the safest London boroughs for workplace injuries, according to new national data. The analysis, carried out by safety consultancy Sigma HSE, revealed that Ealing recorded 288 non-fatal workplace injuries, equating to a rate of 233 per 100,000 employees. The figures place the boro...
Ealing Book Festival Announces 2026 Dates
Next year's event will see an expanded programme and new venues
Forthcoming Transport Disruption in Ealing
Local tube and train services hit by engineering works and strikes
Lidl Hanwell Set to Reopen after Major Expansion
Supermarket back for Christmas after being shut for months
Council Decides Against Northfields Conservation Area
Review of consultation concludes case not strong enough
West Mid Cancer Survivor's Story to Boost Christmas Appeal
Linda credits staff at the hospital with saving her life
Storage calendar showcases Ealing branch
A new charity calendar for 2026 has given Ealing an unlikely moment in the spotlight, turning everyday storage units into a wry nationwide showcase. Access Self Storage has released what it jokingly calls the “most boring calendar ever”, drawing on sites across the UK, including its West Ealing ...